Overcoming and Moving On
I have had a rough couple of weeks trying to get my "beautiful content" post published (Course 2, Lesson 6). I finally did it, but I am really technically challenged, apparently, so I just had to be patient and keep working until I figured out a solution to my problem. My niche is amazing art creations, and my problem was I couldn't figure out a way to post the images I wanted on my website. I wrote a post about a famous artist, and I wanted to use a photo of the artist and one of his paintings. I found these readily available on "We Heart It", a website that supposedly has free images. I have a lot of photos on my website, but I have taken all of them myself, with my iPhone. For my "beautiful content" post, I was trying to download images from the internet.
I never did figure out how to transfer the images to my website, despite getting suggestions from several WA members who tried to help. I tried emailing the images to myself at 2 different email addresses. The emails never showed up in either inbox. I tried copying and pasting the images to my iPhoto app on my computer. That didn't work. I tried dragging them to my WA media library. Nothing worked. In the course of this exercise, I became involved in a copyright discussion here on WA that turned out to be very enlightening. I decided not to take chances, so I contacted the artist's foundation to see if I could get their permission to use the images. Of course, they refused. I was not surprised, because by this time, i was pretty sure the images were copyrighted and should not have been posted to "We Heart It" in the first place. But I was disappointed that the foundation wouldn't allow me to use the images because then my "beautiful content" really would have been beautiful.
Finally, I found some clip art that I was able to download to my computer, and then post on my website, with the help of my media library. So my "beautiful content" post isn't as exciting as I had hoped it would be, but it is finished now and published, and I can finally move on. This feels like such a victory that I am making this a Success Post. The success is that I am finally able to move on to the next lesson, even though my "beautiful post" didn't turn out the way I originally envisioned. If you would like to check it out, here is the link: http://amazingartcreations.com/robert-rauschenberg-estate. I would welcome your input.
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Go here http://en.gravatar.com/ and you will be able have your profile Photo show in your admin answers on your site.
Hi IMN,
I just read and commented on your post. Reads easy and is captivating, look forward to seeing how the story turns out.
If you can, I would love to get comments on my latest review. Here's the link. And any likes would be awesome to. As well, any feedback appreciated.
Thank you kindly,
Todd
http://learntogrowwealthonline.com/aliexpress-review-i-was-victim-to-57-scams-in-one-day
Hey Todd, thank you. I just read your comment, and I appreciate it so much. I would be happy to read your review and will do so right now.
Hi Todd, I'm back. Just read (and enjoyed) your review. I left you a comment, too. Great job. And even though the article was pretty long, it held my attention to the end.
Interesting article and good that you soldiered on in such a persistent manner, good for you! Regards, Kristina
Thank you, Kristina. It's what we are learning to do here, right? Don't quit, don't give up, and never quit! My mantra.
I did like your article and the fact you found a way round to have one of his pictures in the article,, have left a comment well done
Well, it's not one of his paintings, Katie, but a scales of justice that I found in some clip art, and I thought it was appropriate to the article. Thank you so much for visiting my site and taking the time to leave a comment. I really appreciate it.
If you are not making money off the photos themselves you should be able to use them as commentary or for entertainment purposes.
Thank you for commenting. I think it is a fine line. I was really hoping I would get their permission at the Foundation, but they definitely said they would not allow me to use the photos in a blog on my website.
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Sweet. thanks for the tip. if I ever have a problem loading clips on to my site, i will try what you did.
You're welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful.